Category: New books

Now Spiro Kiousis and I have begun working on the second and revised edition of Political Public Relations. Principles and Applications (Routledge, 2011). In that context, we are very interested in hearing from those who have used the book in their own research or teaching, or as a practitioner. A lot of things have happened – both in terms of research and practice – since the first edition was published, and we want to make sure that the second edition is as up-to-date as possible.

Thus, if you have read and/or used the book, and have any suggestions for the second edition, please let us know. Comments could, for example, be related to chapters that you think need to be updated, chapters or areas that were not covered in the first edition that should be included in the second, or scholars that we should invite to participate in the second edition. All constructive comments and suggestions are welcome!

In case you have comments and suggestions, please send them to jesper@jesperstromback.com.

Now John Allen Hendricks and Dan Schill have just released their new edited book Presidential Campaigning and Social Media. An Analysis of the 2012 Campaign. While not all chapters on a theoretical level deal directly with political public relations, some do, and most chapters should be of interest to working with or doing research on political public relations. More information about the book can be found here.

For those interested in political public relations and government communication, the new book Government Communication. Cases and Challenges can be recommended. The book is edited by Karen Sanders and Maria José Canel, and includes chapters on government communication in 15 countries across the world. It also includes two broader, thematic chapters, one mapping the research field of government communication, the other summarizing and synthesizing the results from the different country cases.

Now a new book on government public relations has been published. The book is edited by Mordecai Lee, Grant Neeley and Kendra Stewart, and titled The Practice of Government Public Relations. The book includes thirteen chapters:

Now Routledge has published the new book Political Public Relations. Principles and Applications, edited by Jesper Strömbäck and Spiro Kiousis. This book maps and defines the emerging field of political public relations, bringing together scholars from various disciplines – such as political communication, public relations, and political science – to explore this research field in detail. The book connects different schools of thought, brings together theoretical and empirical investigations, and defines a field that is becoming increasingly important and prominent. If also offers an international orientation, as the field of political public relations must be understood in the context of various political and communication systems. In all, the book includes fifteen chapters:

1. Political Public Relations: Defining and Mapping an Emergent Field, by Jesper Strömbäck and Spiro Kiousis,

2. Political Public Relations: Remembering Its Roots and Classics, by Diana Knott Martinelli,